Legal Opinion
Roby v. Decatur Steel Erectors, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 14, 1978No. 14595PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
We deal here with a suit to recover on an insurance contract that was tried to the bench.
Unfortunately, a vastly detailed narrative of the facts is necessary to fathom this appeal.
It began in December or January, 1972-73, when Ivan Perry and John Birch formed the defendant corporation, Decatur Steel Erectors, Inc. The two incorporators consulted with James Smith, one of the partners of the Roby Insurance Agency, concerning both workmen’s compensation insurance and comprehensive liability coverage for their new business. Smith said that he could not write the desired coverage but that he could…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Galiher v. SpatesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Garland A. Holbrook and Truck Acceptance Corporation v. Institutional Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Lynn v. Village of West CityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Kinney v. Rochester German InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- Tri-City Transportation Co. v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1941
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- Harben v. HuttonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
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